Mumbai: India get off to a good start against New Zealand in the 2023 Cricket World Cup semi-final. After 17 overs, India are 132 runs for the loss of one wicket.
Opener Shubman Gill scored a half-century. This is the star’s 13th half-century in ODI career. Gill (63*) is joined by Virat Kohli (20*) at the crease.
Earlier, India lost the wicket of captain Rohit Sharma. Tim Southee, who scored 47 runs off 29 balls, took him to Kane Williamson.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat. Both the teams kept the same squad as they played in the last match.
After winning all the league matches, India got all the points and reached the semi-finals as the first place. New Zealand, on the other hand, won the first four matches and lost the next four. They won the final match and secured the semi-finals with fourth place.
New Zealand beat India by 18 runs to enter the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. They beat India by eight wickets in the final of the 2021 World Test Championship. For that, this match is also a golden opportunity for India to make up for it at home.
Team India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, K.L. Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Mohammad Shami and Kuldeep Yadav.
Team New Zealand: Deven Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
2023-11-15 08:00:00
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